Rockslide blocks part of I-77 - WSLS 10 NBC in Roanoke/Lynchburg Va

Rockslide blocks part of I-77

Courtesy:  WVVA Courtesy: WVVA

A rockslide blocking a portion of Interstate 77 in West Virginia is causing some major delays in Bland County.

According to the Virginia Department of Transportation the rockslide happened at mile marker 3 just over the border in West Virginia between Princeton and Bluefield.

Traffic is being detoured onto Route 460.

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